Informatics Educational Institutions & Programs

Vanderbilt University

Type	Private
Established	1873 (1873)
Chairman	Mark Dalton
Chancellor	Nicholas S. Zeppos
Provost	Susan R. Wente
Location	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Black and old gold
Nickname	Commodores
Website	vanderbilt.edu
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=19443

Vanderbilt University (also known informally as Vandy) is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The university is organized into 10 colleges and schools offering a wide variety of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs.^[1] Vanderbilt is classified as a research university with very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.^[2] The university enrolled more than 12,500 students, and it ranked 15 among all national universities and sixth among "Best Colleges for Veterans" according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.^[3]

Informatics programs

Health and clinical informatics

The following health/clinical informatics options exist for potential students:

M.S. in Clinical Informatics

36 credit hours, completed in roughly two years

Available online? No

Program URL: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/biomedical-informatics/msaci/

M.S. in Biomedical Informatics

30 credit hours + thesis, completed in roughly two years

Available online? No

Program URL: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/biomedical-informatics/research-ms-and-phd-program/

Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics

72 credit hours; "[S]tudents must complete a teaching practicum, pass a qualifying examination, and successfully propose and defend a dissertation."

Available online? No

Program URL: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/biomedical-informatics/research-ms-and-phd-program/https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/biomedical-informatics/research-ms-and-phd-program/]

Fellowship in Medical Informatics & Quality Improvement

Two-year program; established by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.vumc.org/dbmi/va-post-doctoral-fellowship-medical-informatics-quality-improvement

Nursing informatics

The following nursing informatics options exist for potential students:

M.S.N. in Nursing Informatics

39–40 credit hours

Available online? No

Program URL: https://nursing.vanderbilt.edu/msn/ni/index.php

Additional external links

• Department of Biomedical Informatics

References